...Case: Hamilton County Judges A Review by the Company of Annette July 6, 2012 Abstract Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases per year. This study is to provide the newspaper with how well the judges are performing. With the results of Kristen DelGuzzie of the Cinncinati Enquirer that conducted the study of the cases in Hamilton County for a three year period. Providing analytical results on how well each and every judge is doing. With the results, the Cinncinati Enquirer will be able answer the question of which judge is performing a good job and which is not performing a good job. By evaluating the results from the data collects. The company of Annette is hired to assist in the data analysis. Case: Hamilton County Judges A Review by the Company of Annette Over a period of three years, Kristen DelGuzzi of the Cinncinati Enquirer created a study to see which Judges were performing the best and worst. Appeals are the result of a mistake made by the judges. Disposed is when the judge throws out the case. And Reversed is when the judge reverses what was said during a pervious case. With this study I will being answering the following questions: 1. Who is doing a good job? 2. Who isn’t doing a good job? 3. Why does the company of Annette think so? With answering the questions. This report will also provided the results from: * The probability of cases being appealed and reversed in three different courts * The probability of a case being appealed...
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...1. If I was in Hamilton Wong’s position, I think I would report all of the time I spent working on the Wille & Lomas audit, even if it exceeded the budget. As an accountant, my ethical responsibility is to be honest and have integrity and I will be losing my honesty and integrity if I was not to report the actual amount of worked I did. I would first have to evaluate why it is that I am spending a large amount of time on that part of the audit; is it because I am not managing my time efficiently or because a situation arise with regards to the examination or the documents. I would then talk to my manager and let them know the reasons for which I will be going over the budget. The manager would be able to find a solution to not go too much over budget or he or she will be able to talk to the client about the situation. The second reason why I would report all of the time I spend working on the audit will be because if an inquiry was to arise, I would be able to demonstrate all the worked I did on the engagement. Documentation and paper trail is a big part of the audit, therefore it will be very important to keep proper tacking of who worked on what and how much time was spend working on the engagement. I believe that Hutchinson did behave unethically by underreporting her hours worked on the engagement so severely. Although she has made the situation better for herself by looking like the all star of the team and trying to get promotion, she has only hurt the team for future...
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...CASE PROBLEM: HAMILTON COUNTY JUDGES Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases per year. In an overwhelming majority of the cases disposed, the verdict stands as rendered. However, some cases are appealed, and of those appealed, some of the cases are reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of the Cincinnati Enquirer conducted a study of cases handled by Hamilton County Judges over a three-year period ( Cincinnati Enquirer, January 11, 1998 ). Shown in Table 2.5 are the results for 182,908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 Judges in Common Pleas Court, Domestic relations Court, and Municipal Court. Two of the judges (Dinkelacker and Hogan) did not serve in the same court for the entire three-year period. The purpose of the newspaper’s study was to evaluate the performance of the judges. Appeals are often the result of mistakes made by judges, and the newspaper wanted to know which judges were doing a good job and which were making too many mistakes. You have been called in to assist in the data analysis. Use your knowledge of probability to help with the ranking of the judges. You also may e able to analyze….. TABLE 2.5 CASES DISPOSED, APPEALED, AND REVERSED IN HAMILTON COUNTY COURTS Common Pleas Court Judge Total Cases Disposed Appealed Cases Reversed Cases Fred Cartolano 3,037 137 12 Thomas Crush 3,372 119 10 Patrick Dinkelacker 1,258 44 8 Timothy Hogan 1,954 60 7 Robert Kraft 3,138 127 7 William Mathews 2,264 91 18 William Morrissey 3,032 121 22 Norbert Nadel 2,959 131 20 ...
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...points) Hamilton county judges try thousands of cases per year. In an overwhelming majority of the cases disposed, the verdict stands as rendered. However, some cases are appealed, and of those appealed, some of the cases are reversed. Kristen DelGuzzi of The Cincinnati Enquirer conducted a study of cases handled by Hamilton county judges over a three-year period. The data is in the file Judge. It contains results for 182,908 cases handled (disposed) by 38 judges in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court and Municipal Court. Two of the judges (Dinkelacker and Hogan) did not serve in the same court for the entire three year period. The purpose of the newspaper’s study was to evaluate the performance of the judges. Appeals are often a result of mistakes made by the judges, and the newspaper wanted to know which judges were doing a good job and which were making too many mistakes. You are called on to assist in the data analysis. Use your knowledge of probability and conditional probability to help with the ranking of judges. You may be able to analyze the likelihood of appeal and reversal for cases handled by different judges. Managerial Report: Prepare a report with your rankings of the judges. Also, include an analysis of the likelihood of appeal and case reversal in the three courts. At a minimum, your report should include the following: 1. The probability of cases being appealed and reversed in the three different courts. 2. The probability of a case being appealed...
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...reputation in the commercial real estate industry.) Their BETNA take their business elsewhere, probably to a residential real estate builder ($36m is the lower-end estimate) Their Walkaway price probably $36m (lower end of value for residential use) ZOPA (bargaining zone) assuming their reservation price is $36m, between $36m and $60m. Commercial use 1.5 to 2 times as much as the value of residential use (apartment buildings) Value of property for Estate One if used for commercial use $66m (break-even point) Zoning laws in Hamilton don’t allow for commercial development of the property. So, if Pearl investments has any offer at all, it will be from someone interested in developing the land for residential use. We plan to use it for commercial use because of the advantageous knowledge of the zoning laws due to our strong ties with the local government of Hamilton. We know for sure that the rezoning will allow for commercial development in Hamilton within months. This gives us an advantage over other companies and a chance to enter the industry cheaper as we are probably first to know about the upcoming rezoning laws, and no other commercial builder will bid on the property due to institutional barriers. Commercial property value could be on the lower end of the estimated range for our company due to lack of expertise in the industry. However, on the positive side, cost will be...
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...graduated from King's College (later Columbia University) and trained in the law by a 5-year apprenticeship. In 1778 he was chosen president of the Continental Congress. Jay explained the commercial treaty to Congress in August but did not mention the military alliance Gardoqui also sought. Congress, voting along sectional lines, approved the pact, but by less than the required two-thirds majority. Tempers on both sides were heated, and the matter was unresolved when the Constitution was sent to the states for ratification. He joined Alexander Hamilton and James Madison in supplying articles for New York newspapers in support of the Constitution under the pen name "Publius." Of these Federalist papers, Jay wrote Publius 2, 3, 4, 5, and 63. Meanwhile, George Washington had prevailed on Jay to accept the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court. Jay held this office until 1796 and presided over several fundamental cases. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/John_Jay.aspx http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/jay.htm e had already been appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs. proceeded to King's College (now Columbia University) at age fourteen In 1787 Jay authored three of the articles now collectively called The Federalist, in...
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...Case: Hamilton Wong, In-Charge Accountant Place yourself in Hamilton Wong’s position. Would you report all of your time worked on the Wille & Lomax audit? Why or why not? Do you believe that Lauren Hutchison behaved unethically by underreporting the time she worked on that engagement? Defend your answer. If we were placed in Hamilton Wong’s position, we would feel compelled to report the entirety of our time spent working on the Wille & Lomax audit. Although the practice of under-reporting hours, otherwise known as “eating time”, commonly takes place on audit engagements, especially at the junior levels, it is an extremely unethical act that can result in negative consequences for the firm later down the road. In Hamilton Wong’s position, we would feel obligated to report all of our hours, as it is our ethical responsibility to behave with integrity in our line of work. Beyond maintaining our own principles, the practice of under-reporting hours violates the rules regarding integrity within the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. In our opinion, the potential short-term benefits of under-reporting our hours do not outweigh the potential risks of suspension or losing our job. In this case, Lauren Hutchison behaved very unethically by underreporting her time worked on the audit engagement. The act of “eating time” was made for completely selfish reasons, which were to make herself look superior in comparison to her peers and to impress her supervisors in light of a possible...
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...of Secretary of the Treasury;” – Alexander Hamilton The year is 1791, Alexander Hamilton is the Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton had “spent the preceding two years crafting a visionary financial system for the new nation that was designed to form a strong central government…” (Cogan 389). Hamilton’s life is centered around politics and family, but in the summer of 1791 Hamilton put both his career and family on the back burner. In the summer of 1791 Hamilton and Eliza spend most of their time apart. Hamilton...
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...controversy over it. Two men, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, held two very different and opposing views on the Bank plan. This led to much controversy over the plan and how they believed it would impact the nation. At the root of the controversy was wether or not the plan was constitutional. Both men interpreted the clauses in the Constitution differently, so both Hamilton and Jefferson submitted plans to President Washington in hopes their view would prevail. The conflict between Hamilton and Jefferson’s opposing views came to a head in 1791. Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury at the time, submitted a report to Congress on a plan for a National Bank. There was great controversy over the creation of a National Bank for many reasons. The main reason being that Hamilton stated that its creation was completely justified by the Constitutions elastic clause. The elastic clause grants Congress the power “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” (Elastic Clause Law & Legal Definition) and to carry out its duties. In his plan Hamilton wrote that the bank was “necessary and proper”, and that the Constitution allowed all things “necessary and proper”. Hamilton believed that the clause justified the creation of the National bBank. While on the other hand Thomas Jefferson believed the bank to be unconstitutional and that is striped the power from the individual states. The plan submitted to Congress by Hamilton stated that...
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...Jefferson and would shape the structure of American political parties forever. (1) In 1788, George Washington was the first President of the United States and he chose two men with contrasting views on what the fate of the United States should be as part of his advisory board. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by Washington as the head of Department of State. Jefferson was a Virginian and diplomat, known for his views on small national government and representing the small planters and western farmers of America. George Washington then chose Alexander Hamilton as his secretary of the Treasury. Born and raised in the Caribbean, he worked for Washington as his aid during the revolutionary war and was a lawyer. Hamilton was known for his views on a strong national government. He favored merchants and financiers by implementing bold financial policies which gave the national government more authority. (1) As secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton submitted to Washington and Congress three major proposals which shaped American Treasury forever. The first was for a national public credit which helped fund the United States debt both nationally and internationally. The second was for the creation...
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...lazy. We all make excuses but Bethany Hamilton and Aimee Mulins don’t. Even though Bethany Hamilton and Aimee Mulins overcame adversity in different ways, it is important to see that they both accepted who they were in life. In both, the film and story both Aimee Mulins and Bethany Hamilton accept who they are in life. For example, Aimee Mulins took her disability to the next level. She didn’t want to be the weird girl with no legs. She wanted to be the fastest woman in the world with cheetah like legs! Who needs real legs when you can be the fastest one of all. She was opened up to much more opportunity. Similarly, Bethany lost her arm from a shark attack and was bitten above the elbow. Without the elbow joint, you can't move your arm. That's why her fake arm would only be for cosmetics. She did not wear the arm, instead she used a special board made just for her. It was built with a handle making it easier for her to...
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...government, and many with different ideological views. Washington’s first order of business was to establish his Cabinet. The Department of State, under the first secretary Thomas Jefferson, was responsible for U.S. diplomatic problems. The Department of Justice, under General Edmund Randolph, was responsible for enforcing the laws and an administration of justice. There was also the Department of the Treasury, which was overseen by Secretary Alexander Hamilton, and was responsible for managing government revenue. Lastly, the Supreme Court was established which was the governing force of the federal government; this is where federal cases were disputed. With the initial set up of the federal government system, came the first political parties of the U.S. government. Each political party had its common interests and views which was there main focus in their way of governing. The first two political parties were called the Federalists and the Republicans. The Federalist Party was initially established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. The Federalist Party’s main focus was on having a strong central government to oversee the people and the states government as well. They believed that a federal government should have complete power over the states and governing, and that state government rights should be limited, as well as for its people....
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...Procurement 7 Design 9 Development 10 Delivery 11 Operation and Maintenance 11 Retirement 13 Civil Engineering Research 13 4.0. CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEM 15 5.0. STEWARDSHIP OF THE INITIATIVE 16 6.0. VALUES REGARDING THE INITIATIVE 16 Economic 16 Social 17 Sustainability 17 Political 18 7.0. ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM REVIEW 19 8.0. CONCLUSIONS AND INFORMED POSITION 20 Conclusions 20 Informed Position 20 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 21 REFERENCES 22 ABSTRACT The Brisbane City Council is embarking on the project of completing the staged upgrade of Kingsford Smith Drive to decrease traffic congestion and advance safety on the busy road. The Kingsford Smith Drive is a major lane connecting Brisbane CBD to the Brisbane Airport, Port of Brisbane, North-shore Hamilton, and the Australia Trade Coast area. The road was called after the aeronaut Charles Kingsford Smith. It links the suburb of Pinkenba to the Brisbane central business district at the Breakfast Creek. The Roadis categorized as a primary freight route. The demand for transportation of freight on Kingsford Smith Drive is anticipated to grow promptly. Construction of the phase one of the projects that widened a portion of Kingsford Smith Drive from four to six lanes was accomplished in mid-2011. However, the community preferred for the remainder of the project to involve broadening Kingsford Smith Drive to six lanes amid Theodore Street and Breakfast Creek Road, and creating out into the Brisbane River between Riverview Walkway and Breakfast...
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...to govern the people. In this case this is regarding Jefferson and Hamilton’s views. Both of their views differ majorly. From Jefferson’s view being rather uneducated and biased to having the people making all the decisions rather than laws being enforced; to Hamilton’s view showing his governing skills with educational background. They both debate their different viewpoints on the national bank, ruling by the rich, tariffs, etc. and to this day there is still an argument debating which viewpoint is best. From Jefferson’s belief, only the rich would be benefitted by a National Bank. That is not quite true, all people can benefit from a national bank. You are not required to have the actual amount of money in your bank account, this would be classified as a loan. A loan could be useful for any small business owners that are looking to promote their business or even to buy supplies required to sell a certain product. The money that you can get from your business will help you pay the loan back. The only way that this can in term affect you, would be that you borrowed money that you won’t ever be able to pay back. Resulting in a bank benefitting anyone that is willing to work to pay the money back to the bank....
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...Kentuckians refused to pay the excise tax was because virtually all farmers in Kentucky would be forced to pay the tax. Tachau argues, “statutory distinctions between distilleries and private stills were inapplicable in Kentucky, where almost every farmer was a distiller.” That being said, it is understandable as to why no one would pay the tax, no one would dare try to serve as the tax collector, and no sheriff would try to enforce the excise. It was widely known by judges, marshals, grand jurors, and the rest of the Kentucky population that the internal revenue laws were being ignored. Upon learning that one of the reasons Kentuckians could not pay the tax was due to a lack of specie, Hamilton gave the distillers the option to pay the excise in whiskey that would be supplied to the western army. Hamilton rationalized that this would not only help maintain the army, but also give Kentuckians a market to sell their whiskey. However, once again, Kentuckians denied paying the tax. In blatantly refusing to implement, enforce, or pay the excise tax, Kentuckians explicitly showed the federal government that they were not going to support a government that didn't support them. Living on the western frontier posed numerous obstacles, primarily geographical trade restrictions. The Appalachian Mountains posed a serious problem for Kentuckians, since it was strenuous and costly to transport their whiskey to the eastern markets. Therefore, they sought the trade along the Mississippi River, which...
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